Santa Barbara's Sports News and Information
Is it really 2010?That question's made some people feel like time is flying by, and Carpinteria boys basketball coach John Ward felt the twinge of age at Monday's Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon."I've realized that this is the fifth decade of coming to the Round Table for me," he said.Ward is still years away from a senior discount, but the fact that he started attending the luncheons in the 70s means that he has indeed been coming to them for parts of five … [Read more...]
Santa Bárbara, California – En solo seis meses la atención del mundo se va enfocar en Suráfrica para la Copa de Mundo 2010. Todavía no se ha dado el primer silbato y ya hay noticias alrededor del evento deportivo más grande del mundo:Estadounidense Landon Donovan posiblemente enfrentándose a su compañero de club David Beckham de Inglaterra en el primer juego de grupo.Ex internacional francés Zinedine Zidane consultando con el Cuerpo Técnico de Algeria, su nativo país, … [Read more...]
Former UCSB soccer player Chris Pontius was named to the U.S. National Team’s 30-man training camp roster by head coach Bob Bradley. The camp begins today at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson.The 30 players will prepare for the USA’s first match of 2010, a friendly against fellow FIFA World Cup finalists Honduras on Jan. 23 at The Home Depot Center. The match will broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision beginning at 6 … [Read more...]
IRVINE - UCSB opened its Big West schedule out-of-town on Saturday night and are now out-of-a-conference win after being stopped 57-55 by UC Irvine at the Bren Center."We were not very good offensively," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams, frustrated that the Gauchos were unable to convert on some key possessions down the stretch. "We didn't have any sort of rhythm or toughness on offense."The Anteaters found their rhythm in the second half, building their biggest lead of the game at … [Read more...]
Saturday's game at the Thunderdome was ugly, but a 1-0 record in the Big West looks nice and pretty right now for the UCSB women’s basketball team.The Gauchos snapped a 4-game skid with a 54-48 win over UC Irvine, overcoming 25 turnovers and an 18-for-50 (36-percent) shooting performance to kick off the conference season on the right foot.And while there were plenty of undesirable numbers on the stat sheet, Mekia Valentine was able to make history in the blocks column. Her 11 swats … [Read more...]
Despite a late 9-0 surge by the Hawks of San Diego Christian, No. 14 Westmont Women's Basketball held on to secure a 61-58 win in El Cajon on Saturday night. With the win, Westmont improves to 10-1 on the season. The Warriors are now 3-0 in the Golden State Athletic Conference and share first place with Azusa Pacific.Senior Amber Stevens recorded nine points which gave her a 1,004 career points. Her two steals in the game also reached a milestone of 300 career steals – a record for … [Read more...]
Blake Bender and Dan Rasp each scored 17 points and Andrew Schmalbach added another 15 as No. 22 Westmont men’s basketball picked up its tenth win of the season by defeating San Diego Christian 78-66 on Saturday night in El Cajon. The Warriors scored the first 14 points of the game and held a 20-point margin at halftime (42-22).Bender made seven of 11 attempts from the floor while Rasp was six of nine. Schmalbach, who came into the game seventh in the NAIA in three-point field goal … [Read more...]
UCSB celebrated the New Year just like everyone else on Friday, although the Gauchos were just as happy that it was a new month.The Gauchos lost five-of-six games in December after a 4-1 start and look to return to a winning pattern as they begin Big West Conference play on Saturday at UC Irvine. Tip-off at the Bren Center is set for 7 p.m.GAUCHOS BASKETBALL TEAM PAGEUC Irvine, picked to finish eighth in a pre-season media poll, is 4-1 this season at home. Santa Barbara was … [Read more...]
